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The publication eg* TEN SUN NRWSPAPER commenced this day at 10 minutes past Three a' Clock. call upon the Cititens and the Common Council to stir in this matter. If not, we promise them that the starving poor shall have our best and incessant assistance in abating this giant nuisance by other means. We tell the Court of Aldermen there arc more eyes upon them than they are aware of ; and if they refuse to put an end to the system when they have it in their power, the public and Parliament shall speedily be o ljpd upon to put an end to them, The subject of the Police of the Metropolis is one to which we hare frequently adverted, and is of the greatest importance to the million and a half of people inhabiting ;Lis overgrown City, and its suburbs. We are glad to see the matter has been taken up by the Edinburgh Review, in an able article in the Number just published, which treats very fully of the present state of the Police, and points out the defects in the system which require reform. According to the Re viewer the defects of the present system of Metropo litan Police may b e c l asse d under the follo w i ng h ea d s:- 1!..t. Imperfect consolidation. and to econ o my, i n se'42-edr.a l D ie is sp re e g c a ts r . d to public con::;,,„„, 3d. Improper admixture of executive and judicial duties in the office of Magistrates. 4th. Want of a more extensive summary jurisdiction. sth. Want of authorized informers, and of peculiar attention to hindrance of crime. 6th. An erroneous system in regard to bail. 7th. Want of a public prosecutor. Bth. The Grand Jury obstruction. The evils of the separate jurisdiction possessed by the City are very forcibly exposed. " The distinc tion," says the Reviewer, " is as absurd in principle as if the City were allowed a Municipal Post-office, the very essence of which department, like that of police, consists in centralization. The City Police jurisdic tion, as respects crime ; has not unaptly been compared to the clergy reterves in Canada--not used by those to whom it is appropriated, and injurious to the neighbouring land-owners. So the City authority for the Police is a desert in the way of improvement, planted in the midst of the improved system, as if the object had really been to prevent the complete success of the improved system.' The state of the City Police is, in fact, pretty much that of the metropolitan parishes under the old system. The day constables are a distinct body from the night watchmen, who act exclusively within their own wards, and the duties of both are very inefficiently performed. The day police, it is said, are improved ; but we are inclined to think that the City corps . is, upon the whole, one with which the Central Commissioners would not be disposed to march through Coventry.' A wish, it seems, was lately expressed, by the citizens to have a sight of their policemen, and an order for a muster in Guildhall was made by the Corporation ; but we are told that this order was considered rather too hazardous an experi ment to admit of a compliance." t The wards resisted it ; they would not show up their men in Guildhall, to show what sort of a regiment they were !" The recommendations of the Edinburgh Review appear to have been maturely considered, and are supported by the opinions of experienced persons—. such as Mr. TRAILL, Mr. BALLANTINE, and Mr. HARDWICK (Police Magistrates) ; Mr. BUCKLE, (Recorder of Worcester) ; Mr. WARD, (Inspector of Prisons) ; and Mr. E. G. WAKEFIELD, who gave va luable evidence before the Parliamentary Committee. Our space does not permit us at present to enter at large upon the many questions discussed, but we can not omit quoting from the Review the following im portant remarks : The real extent of crime in the metropolis is a most interest ing subject of inquiry, but there are, unfortunately, no statisti cal data by which it may be detp . mined with any sort of accu racy. The average number of offenders committed for trial at the Central Court and Quarter Sessions, in London and Mid dlesex, in the last three years, has been 3,609 yearly ; but as this does not comprise the summary commitments, it is no guide at all. The number of prisoners (exclusive of debtors) confined in the course of the year ending Michaelmas, 1836, in the seve ral metropolitan prisons, viz. : Coldbathfields, Clerkenwell, New gate, Giltspur-street Compter, the City Bridewell, the West minster Bridewell, Horsemonger-lane, Brixton, and the Bo rough Compter, appears to have been about 35,000, but from this number a considerable deduction must be made, in re spect of the same prisoners recommitted within the year, and for those removed, after committal or sentence, from one prison to another. Allowing 10,000 on this account, there will remain 23,000 offenders detected in the year; and, taking the popu lation of the metropolis, in its widest sense, at 1,600,000, it ap pears that one in every 64 persons is to be set down as a crimi nal ! Nor is the prospect of improvement very hopeful, since it seems that the number of boys under 16 committed to the six first-mentioned prisons was, in 1833, 2,675; and in 1836 it had increased to 3,132 ! That the habitual proportion of offenders in the metropolis should even approximate to 1 in 64, is a most painful consideration, and offers a wide field fcr the la bours of the jurist—tho political-economist—the philanthro pist—of everyman who has the head and the heart to do good to his species. How often must it be reiterated, that ignorance and poverty are the primary causes of delinquency? How often repeated, that our system of secondary punish ments requires a thorough revision—that our prisons aro nur series of vice—hotbeds of crime? The description of the metropolitan prisons, contained in the Second Report of the Inspectors of the Home District, presents a deplorable picture of the evils resulting from goal-association, and strongly confirms the opinion of the indispensable necessity of the individual separation of prisoners, previously urged by the inspectors, advocated by this journal, and now, we rejoice to say, officially recommended by the Secretary of State. If the Magistrates should—as we confidently hope they will not —neglect or refuse to introduce ameliorations which are called for alike by good sense and humanity, it will become the duty of the Government to compel them to adopt a right system of prison management. A sound system of prison discipline is an essential auxiliary to an effective police, and such a police we by no means despair of seeing perfected in the metropolis, 'as well as extended to the rural districts. The country owes much to Mr. Hawes for his zealous and well-timed exertions in Parliament to this end. It is gratifying that these are sub jects which may be approached by Whigs and Tories %i ithout party strife, and with a united effort for practical reform. Let such persevere in their useful labours—in the amount of hu man suffering removed from present and future generations, they will find their ample reward—they arc cultivating not a (barren field of ephemeral gratification, but a soil capable of , yielding abundant, and never failing, harvests of good I We cannot conclude without a word upon a point inti mately connected with the preceding, and all other branches ief criminal jurisprudence in these kingdoms, we mean the necessity—growing every day more urgent—of some superin ttending authority, analogous to the Minister of Justice in IFrance, whose exclusive attention shall be given to every do lpartment of the administration of the criminal law, and whose lespecial province it shall be not only to watch over its execu tion, but to forward its reform. Every one who is at all aware (of the multiplicity of business with which the Home Office :has for some time past been pressed, will at once understand how impossible it is for a Seel etary of State to go through his ;indispensable Parliamentary duties, and yet to devote adequate lime to so important matters as those of Police, Prison Dis ipline, Transportation, Secondary and Capital Punishments. We are far from insinuating any want of diligence in the Noble Lord now at the head of the Home Department;—on he contrary, it is surprising to us that he has found time to do much as he has done in this respect; but practical mea ures of great moment ought not be postponed to topics of more political interest perhaps, but of much more speculative dvantage. Whilst a moderately. reforming Ministry is engaged, night after night, in parrying the trusts of the Tories on the one side, and the ultra- Reformers on the other, subjects of the most grave and complicated nature are delegated, one after another, to Parliamentary Committees, who examine - witnesses, mako a report, and there it ends. A curious and instructive return might be made of the lost labours of Select Committees of both Houses for the last twenty years ; nay, the time occupied by their inquiries has oftentimes been worse than lost, for it has had the effect of shifting the respon sibility of organizing reforms from the only quarter capable of pursuing them with effect, namely, the Government. Hence a strong opinion is beginning to be entertained, that either a regular Minister of Justice is required, or a Central Board, acting (like the Poor Law Commissioners) in some degree under the Secretary of State, but invested with sufficient power for the regulation and management of the police, the prisons, and all branches of the penal system, without the necessity of constant reference to the Home Office. We ven ture to predict, that many years will not elapse before the establishment of some such authority is found indispensable and, although the present want of it ought not to be an ex cuse for any Member of the Legislature relaxing his indivi dual exertions for the good of society, the deficiency, until supplied, cannot but impair the efficiency of the executive, and operate injuriously to the public service. The Paris Journals of Friday and Saturday have all been received. France has declined granting a subsidy to the Queen of Spain to carry on the war against the Pretender--a determination which must have a disastrous effect on the councils of the Spanish Cabinet. The remains of the unfortunate British Auxiliary Legion are in the course of transportation from San Sebastian to England. Madrid Journals to the 19th instant, inclusive, have been received, but they contain no news of interest. The following ex tracts are from the French Journals : We copy, says Le Commerce, the.following note without remark, or without guaranteeing its authenticity:—" It seems certain that the evacuation of Ancona was decided upon at the time of the departure of the Count St. Aulaire from Vienna, and this aecounts for some flattering expressions of tho Aus trian Qb.gyyl,-1 respecting the Frpn.-a, A letter frnrn - - ~overtor." Le Europe. .1, • ... we frontier says, that forty Carlist of f icers, —L belonging to the expedition, deserted after passing the Ebro. Among these officers there are twenty captains and five colonels. BAYONNE, JAN. 23.--We have vto hews from Llodio later thin the 17th. It was thought that the Carlists were pr9_ paring to attack the Christinos, who are, it is reported ; fallen back to Villaeayo. Four of the Carliit battalions under the Marquis de Bouvedn have arrived at CirdiA , tiy4 other battalions will follow them., but if the kli*iMt, of La Rl biro is on its guard, the Corlisttt Will not be able to effect the passage. Th e prOvincee weary of the war ; reports of sn arrangement hayo l'sen in circulati on f o r sots* days. Digcord continues b .;.) prevail among the tourist - 410h of Don Carlos. tiscayan awl Navavrote troops do not seem disposed to undertake great operations. Lottery from Old Castillo say, that Bassilio . , Gordo is closely foll owe d on t hi s s id e o f M a d r i d, by the divisions of lili bari and Asperoz.—Constitutionncl. ENCH FUFUNDS T —PARis, JAM. e 7. Me per Cents., 109 f. 30c. 45c, SCo. 40e. Four per Cents., 101 f. 450. l'hree per Cents., 79f. Soc. 45c. 50c. 40c. Bank Actions, 2,615 f. Rente de Naples ' sec Mc. 50c. Boman Five per Cents., 101y4. Spanish Actives, 2'l 191 Spanish Passives, 4 1 4%1u. Belgian Bank, 1,49:if. 1,509 f. 1,40!1. ilaytian Loan, 380 f. 332 f. 50c. 385 f. EXCTIANGS ON LONDON. Ole month, paper, —f. —c money, 251. 47%c Three months, paper, 2b' 32 1 ,4 c. ; moncy, 251. LAST PftlOES. Five per Cents. 109 f. 40c. Three per Cents., 79f. 40c. Bank Actions, t,(115f. flomans, 101%. Belgian Bank, 1,495 f, Spanish Actives, 11/.. Spanish Passives, 4%. liarlan Loan, 3.951% USSELS AND GERMAN PAPERS BRUSSELS, JAN. 25.—The average prices of Wheat and Rye, in the week ending 20th inst., were— Wheat 16r33f., Rye 11.22 f. per hectolitre. Import duties 37.50 f., and 21.50 f. per 1,000 kilogrammes. A letter from Namur says, we learn that his Majesty has just purchased the estate of Castine, which belonged to tho Merode family, and which, adjoining the estate of Ardenne, his Majesty already possessed in the environs of Dinant. The revolutionary Journals of Belgium themselves now unmask the plans of the federation which have been formed there ; and they also prove now necessary it was seriously to oppose everything that might serve to realise such projects. In its minute of the 3rd of this month, the Beige contains an article, headed Confede ration Belge-Rhenane, the spirit and contents of which indi cate such a degree of imprudence as th• revolutionary Press in Belgium has rarely equalled.—Prussian State Gazette. BRUSSELS, JAN. M.—The official part of the Moniteur Beige contains a comparative view of the indirect taxes in 1536 and 1837, which is very satisfactory. The amount is 1836 was 53,633,768 f. Estimate for 1837, 53,275,000 f. Receipt for 1837, 56,130,871 f. The Excise fell short of the estimates by 423,252 f. The actual result is an increase of 2,797,000 f. above the receipt of 1836, and of 3,152,871 above the estimates. FRONTIERS OF ITALY, JAN. 14. —A letter from Rome says that Dr. Bunsen continued his endeavours to negotiate with the Papal Government, but hitherto without success. He made some proposals which the Holy See at first thought to be in some measure acceptable, but afterwards noticed some clauses which appeared to be objectionable. These proposals, therefore, remained unanswered, and it is now felt that it will be extremely difficult to come to an understanding about this lamentable Cologne affair. Much as it is wished at Romo to see the former friendly relations with Prussia restored, the Pope does not feel himself authorized to sacrifice any part of the rights of the Church, over which he is resolved to watch vigilantly. It is well known that the doctrines of Hermes, which were widely spread in the Rhenish provinces, must lead to many differences among the Catholics, and that the spiritual honour of the Papal See might be thereby impaired ; but this very circumstance excites fears of making things worse than they now are, and that concession will only increase the evil which it is intended to remove. BELGIAN 1' UNDS—.BausseLm, JAx. W. Actual Debt, 23 per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. lOl% Loan of Thirty Millions 933k Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent 9E3 Society of Commerce, 4 , a per Cent Bank of Belgium, bpitr Cent ll6 National Society —l?russelt Papers. Jan. 26. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Vsaxxs, Jar. 18. Five per Cents. Metalliques Foar per Cents. Three per Cents. lignk Shares —Allgemeins Zeitung, Jan. :a. VICE-CHANCERY.-(T HIS DAY.) TIIR LEEDS CORPORATION CASE. Mr. BETIILL in this case moved that the defendants might have further time to enter their answer. Mr. \\Timis* said a large portion of flute had been granted, and he hoped the Court would not accede to any further 4-21ay, The VICE-CHANCELLOR said he would recommend Mr. Walker to con. sent to the application, and that centlemen havingdone so, the timo was for a month. tlltt , El44 e. The argUmente ih this ease were then resumed, and were likely to occupy the greater part of the day; ROLLS' COURT.---(THIS DAY.) WistitiLsri v. GArdißti - i--Atiot Lord LANGDALE, in giving jUdgnient in this case ; heard ill Michael- mss Term last, said the case came on utioh exceptions to the Master's Beeott i and the qUeetieti afgued Walt,iihethet the debts df Lady Mary Kerr, which had been paid by her cosheirs out ef lief teal estate in scot land, ought to be repaid to them out of her personal estate, admitilis tered in England P Lad; Mary Kerr And Lad? Essex Kerr were the co heiresses eft the Duke of Roxburgh, who Was eiltitled Id Certaitt real estates In Scotland.. They were domiciled in England, contracted debts theft', executed joint and several bonds for securing the payment of those debts. In March, 1818, Lady Mary Kerr died intestate ; her sis ter, Lady Essex, was her heiress-at-law and administratrix. She en. tered, as she was entitled to do, on the Scotch estates, but did not make up her title to them according to the forms required by the law of Scot land. In 1810, Lady Essex Kerr executed a deed of disposition and a will, by which she intended to dispose of the Scotch real estates which had descended to her from Lady Mary, but as she had not made up her titleto those estates, the same were after her death in September, 1819, claimed by the co-heirs of Lady Mary, who finally established their title by a de cision of the House of Lords. Lady Mary and Lady Essex had personal estates in England, and when Lady Essex died, there were joint and se veral bonds of Lady Mary, and Lady Essex, then remaining unpaid. 'I he will of Lady Essex was proved by the late Earl of Winchilsea, and Sir Robert Williams Vaughan, Residuary Legatees, and they filed a Bill against another Residuary Legatee, against the Attorney-General as re , specting charities, and against the eo-heirs of the establishment of the will and the due administration of the estate of Lady Essex. During the pen dency of this suit, some of the bond creditors of Lady Mary and Lady Es sex commenced proceedings in Scotland, to recover payment of their dif mends, against the co-heirs of Lady Mary ; and the co-heirs filed their bill in this Court against the executors of Lady Essex, who had pos sessed the personal estate of Lady Mary, praying for an aceount, and for the due administration of the estate of the late Lady Essex Kerr, and that a sufficient sum might be set apart for the purpose . ' of dis charging the debts of Lady Mary and Lady Essex as were, by the law of Scotland, of the nature of moveable debts, and pri marily chargeable as between real and personal representatives, upon the personal estates, and for relieving the heirs, and that the heirs might have the benefit of the suit instituted by the Earl of Winchelsea and Sir Robert Williams Vaughan. The cause was heard in June, 1831, and a decree was then made directing a reference to the Master. The Master, by his Report, found that by the law ofScotland there was a distinction between heritable and moveable debts as the payment out of the debtor's real and personal assets; and that by the law of Scotland any creditors claiming moveable debts are paid out of the debtor's real es tate in Scotland, or by the heir or person entitled to such real estate, and that the heirs or person entitled to such real estate, is entitled to be repaid the amount, together with interest after the rate of 5 per cent. from the time of such payment out of the personal estate, whereso ever situated, of such debtor, and notwithstanding the fact that such debtor died domiciled in England. To this Report exceptions were taken on the ground that sufficient evidence was not given before the Master as to the law of Scotland. The ques tion arose on the fact that the debtor was not domiciled in Scotland, but in England. By the law of England the personal estate is the primary fund for the payment of all debts contracted by the deceased person whose estate it was. By the law of Scotland moveable debts are primarily chargeable on the personal estate. The general rule was, that when a person domiciled in one country, died possessed of property situate in another, the per sonal estate was to be applied, and administered according to the law of the place o f d om i c il e, and t h e rea l estate was to b e app li e d an d ad ministered according to the law of the place where the real estate was situated. By th e l a w of Scotland there was a distinction between heritable and moveable debts, and if the debtor was domiciled in Scotland, any creditor claiming movable debts being paid out of th e d e bt ors ' real estate in S cot l an d , or, b y t h e person or heir entitled to the real estate, he is entitled to be repaid the amount out of the personal estate. His Lordship, after going through the authorities, said it slid not appear to him the evidence before the Master was not sufficient to support the conclusion to which he had arrived, and therefore the exception resist be overruled and the report con firmed. ' 4 1 Cir • A - . 14 WITH "T, RE TRUE SUN" IS NOW INCORPORATED. LON : MO NDAY EVENING, J DON ANUARY 2% 1811$. The Tory papers, and even papers of a very di. ferent cast, denounced such meetings as those held a, the Crown and Anchor and other places, to discuss the conduct of this country towards Canada, and at tached blame to, the Government for permitting them. It was natural for the opponents of Government to urge them to pursue a violent and unpopular course, and tk . ,e result has shown that Ministers acted wisely in 'not following their advice. If a question cannot tear discussion it must be bad indeed. They would also have thrown }lr. ROEBUCK into gaol, in place of allowing him to be heard the bar of th e H ouse of Com mons i n behalf of ':ne Canadi ans . Th ere cou ld not hav e b een a T:nore certain way of exciting he people of thisS country in their favour. He was fully heard/ rnd the question was fully discussed at these meetings, an d t h e consequence has been an anatii:mous conviction that no case was made out to Vstify rebellion. The Whigs did right in not follow ing the example or the advice of the Tories ; and they will act wisely in pursuing the same system in their treatment of the Canadians who have t:Aen up arms. The general voice is in favour or. the m os t l en i ent punish ment to the rebels. SP verity would o n l y in crease the difficulty, and enr.ast the sympathy of thou. sands in this country on Ckeir behalf. A - A this period of '..xtreme and unusual severity and suffering, all matters relatin g to the supply of food or fuel become PrArticularly pressing and important. The latter just now is as necessary as the former. The poor ar perishing around us of cold, as well as of hunger. Every where their cries strike the ear, and their gaunt and shivering forms pain the eye. We do tot remember any period of greater or more general destitution. 'What, then, shall we say, if in this Vast 'and enlightened metropolis a system exists, under the sanction and surveillance of tlie LORD MAYOR and rAldermen, for limiting t!,,e supply of coals, for the :express and avowed Pl:apose of keeping up their price? Net such, we can "..ssure our readers, is the fact. The t LORD MAYO ;t and Court of Aldermen were reluctantly ;engaged OP. Saturday in hearing evidence upon the iiubjett: We speak advisedly when we say " reluct ly." For what reasons we know not--a majority of *he Aldermen not only wink at, but positively appear ; to approve, of the scandalous conspiracy between the pit coal monopolists of the North, and the coal mer chants in London, to keep up the price by keeping down the supply. The plan is not to unload, weigh, and deliver more of this necessary commodity that is .. ust sufficient to meet the immediate demand. All, who will not comply with this regulation are kept out 0 ,the t ra d e , an d coals refused them at the pits. Vessels ar ept in th e poo l l a d en for days and weeks, in order Co carr n this sy s t em , an d " worthy and worshipful Alder en" are h e a r d to justify it, by exclaiming, " Surely • eople have a right to bring as much or as little of their erchandise to market as they think proper." We hould like to see the same argument applied to bakers. Suppose a similar monopoly carried on by a similar achinery were proved to subsist between them and the farmers, and the supply of flour and of bread wa. ' lways kept beneath the public demand, in order t; keep up or raise prices to a half-starved people, woul. those equally sapient and patriotic gentlemen ventur:., to justify that ? W e trow not ; or, if they did, w.I should expect some of those cold mornings to see the' portly bodies hanging a la lanterne from the lamp' posts. Yet, where is the difference ? Fuel is as ne. cessary to th e poor as food, and it is wilfully and sys= 1 tematically withheld from them by means which w hail take an early opportunity of exposing in detail ust before the frost commenced there were abou 00 vessels in the Pool, of which about 500 we aden with coal—of these only 40 were allowe. to he brought into the market. Next day then, were 586, of 'which only 50 were allowed to be unladen This is a constant practice ; and, as we have said, al who will not comply with it are shut out of the trade n Saturday, a Mr. THOMPSON, of Oxford-street ho describes himself as a ship-owner, gave evidence efore th e L ORD MAYOR and Court of Aldermen. He!' swore that a vessel called the Eliza, of which he was part owner, and of which a Mr. YOUNG was the cap tain, was engaged in the coal trade ; and that having tefused to act upon the system of the monopolists, iliad endeavouring to break through it, his contumacy Was communicated to the coal owners of the North, and his vessel was refused coals. An action had been brought is consequence ; but rather than suffer it to come into Court, the parties voluntarily paid all the penalties and expenses, through the medium of their l i tipper," or coal agent ; promising, at the same time, that the Eliza should never again be ob structed in obtaining her cargo. This promise they have not kept ; and Captain YOUNG, it appears, has been before the Committee of Coal .Owners in the north, of whom Mr. BRANDLINO formerly M.P., is Chairman, and they have agreed, upon being threatened with another action, that he shall have coals to deliver, and sell as he pleases, on payment of one shilling per ton more than the rest. Is not this most mischievous and most abominable ? We PRIVATE BUSINESS OF PARLIA• MENT. MEMBERS ELIGIBLE Ti FOR THE COUNTY Abcrcromby, Rt.Hn. J —Edinburgh Acland, T. D.—West Somerset Abager, Captain—Surrey Andover, Viscount—Malinsbury Ashley, Lord—Dorsetshiro Attwood, Thos.—Birmingham Bailey, Joseph—Worcester Bailey, J.—Sudbury Bainbridge, E. T.—Taunton Baines, Edward—Leeds Barnes, Sir E.—Sudbury Barneby, John—Worcestershire Barrington, Viscount—Berkshire Benett, J.—South Wiltshire Berkeley, Hon. G.—Gloucestershire Berkeley, Hon. C.—Cheltenham Berkeley, Hon. F. H.—Bristol Blackstone, W. S.—Wallingford Blake, W. J.—Newport Blakemore, Richard—Wells Blewitt, Reginald—Monmouth Borthwick, Peter—Evesham Bridgeman, Hewitt—Ennis Broadwood, Henry—Bridgewater Brocklehurst, J.— , Maccles field Brcdie, W B.—Salisbury Bruges, W. H. L.—Bath Bulwer, E. L.—Lincoln Burdett, Sir F.—North Wiltshire Burr, D. H. D.—Hereford Bvng, Right Hon. G. S —Chatham Campbell, W. F.—Argylsishire Campbell, Sir John—Edinburgh k Castlereagh, Vi , ct—Down Co.. Clayton, Sir William—Marlow Clements, Viscount —Ler rim Clive, Viscount—Ludlow Clive, Edward B.—Hereford Codrington, C. W.—Gloucestershire Courtenay, P.—Bridgwater Cripps, Jose, h—Cirencester Davies, Colonel—Worcester Denison, W. J.—West Surrey Dowdeswell, W.—Tewkesbury Duncombe, Hon. A.—East Retford EastrJames Buller—Winchester Fitzgibbon, Hon. R.—Limerick Co. Foley, E. T.—Herefordshire French, Fitzstephcn—RoscornmO n Goddard, Ambrose—Cricklade Greenaway Charlas—Leominster G r T.— . .lacclet,field Hale, B. R.—Gloucestershire Harcourt, G. —Oxfordshire A Hawkins, J. H.—Newport, 1. Wight ' Hayter, %V. G.—Wells Herbert, Hon. S.—South Wilts Hillsborough, Earl of—Down Hollond, Robert—Ha;tinge Hope, H. T.—Gloucester (lope, James—Linlithg .w 1 0 SIT ON COMMITTEES OF GLOUCESTER. iloskins,K.—lierefordshtre tiotham, Lord—Leominster Howard, Hon. W.—Suthcrlandshire .!ollitte, Sir W.—Peterstield Kemble, H.—West Surrey Labouchere, Right Hon. Henry-- Taunton Langton, Wm. Gore —Somersetshire Long, %V.—North Wiltshire Lygon, Hon. Colonel H. B.—West Worcestershire Mahony, Pierce—Kinsale Marsland, Thomas —Stockport Marsland, Henry —Stockport Martin, John—Tewkesbury Master, Colonel—Cirencester Mildmay, P. Ft. John—Winchester Miles, Wm.—East Somersetshire Miles, Philip John—Bristol Molesworth, Sir William—Leeds Monypenny, 'l'. G.—Rye Moreton, lion. A.—Gloucestershire Neeld, John—Cricklatle Norrcys, .14)11'...9xfordshire 0 Brien, W. S.—Limerick Co. O'Connor Don—Roscommon CO. Pdking on, J. S.—Droitwich . Palmer, R.--Berkshire Parker, T. A. W.—Oxiordshire IPerceval, G. J. —West S rrey Peyton, Henry—Woodstock Phillpotts, John—Gloucester Planta, Joseph—Hastings Powell, Colonel—Cardiganshire Powerseourt, Viscount—Bath Price, Sir R.—Herefordshire Pryse, Pryse—Cardigan Purey, Philip—Berkshir Mahout, George Bowles—Evetham Russell, Lord John.—Stroud Salwey. Colonel—Ledlow Sanford, B. A.—W. Somersetshire Scholefield, J.—Birmingham S:rope, Poulett—Stroud She!borne, Earl of—Caine S.bthorp, Colonel—Lincoln Somers, J. P.—Sligo Somerset, Lord G.—Monmouthshire st. Paul, Horace— Worcestershire St• rm nt, Viscount—Pe th,hire S rangw.i3 8, Hon. Johr—.l)or.et S urt, Henry Charles—Dersets hire albot, J. H.—New Ross Cancred, W. H. —Banbury Vernon, Cz. H.—East Rettord White, Lieut -Col. Saml.—Le itrim Williams, William—Covent r y Williams, T. Peers—Marlow innington H. J.—Worcestershire Wood, G. W.—Kendal Salisbury Wadharn —Salisbury The lucrative office of Master in Chancery, in the solo patronage of the Lerd Chancellor, vacant by the death of Mr. Roupel, is of the value of 4,000/. p e r annum. Mr. Wingfield, one of the M asters o f the Court, is father of Lady Cottmgham. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. /ITS. Centlivre:s truly Spanish comedy of The Wonder was performed at this thesire on Saturday evening. The great novelty of the cast was the assumption of the gay, chivalrous, jealous, yet noble hearted Felix, by the manager. I n a ddi t i on to t his attraction tbe..e were three first appearances —Mrs. Glover, as Flora ; Mrs. Humby, as Inis ; and Mr. Strickland, as Don Pedro. The cast was in other respects a good one. F. Vining was Colonel Briton, and Bartley, Gibby. The volatile Spaniard is apparently not at all in the way of Macready, who is always greatest in scenes of intense and agonising passion ; but we had undervalued his versatility, for though his Felix wanted the happy levity of C. Kemble's, and the buoyancy and grace of Elliston's, it was a good, and certainly an original per formance—he fairly coquetted with Thalia, and turned his heart from her graver sister, and in the drunken scene, espe cially, he showed that he could imitate the lower vices as ex cellently as he can pourtray the higher feelings. Violante had a solemn representative in Miss H. Faucit ; the character is not at all in her way, and criticism becomes unkindness. By the-bye, with Miss Taylor in the company, why should this character be cast to Miss Faucit at all ? Mrs. Glover was the Flora ; the soubrette of Violante would be probably somewhat more juvenile, and somewhat lighter; but this actress makes us forget everything but the excellence she can infuse into parts most unfitted for her. Mrs. Humby played the little part of Inis very quaintly ; and Mr. Hammond in Lissardo, though not so pleasant as Harley, was amusing. The comedy was well received by the audience, and at its conclusion Mr. Macready and Miss Faucit, being called for, came forward and acknowledged the compliment. The tea-totallers of Kendal, Preston, and other places have been keeping Christmas right merrily. The con sumption of soucbong and currant loaf is represented as being frightful. At Preston 1,400 sat down to tea at the Corn Ex change on Christmas-day. The following was the provision made on the occasion : -7,0001b5. of currant bread, 3641b5. of common bread, 1301bs. of lump sugar, 601bs. of brown sugar, 81 quarts of cream, 301bs. of coffee, 101bs, of tea, 5011ss. of butter, 84 dozens or oranges, 800 apples, &c. Courier. At a certain feast lately, it was resolved to boil a pig whole. But some wicked wag, after the hair was taken off, seized an opportunity to smear it with Indian rubber. The consequence was, that after the pig had been in the cauldron six hours, the water had made no impression on it. When the carver stuck his knife into it, it started up and ran away. Yet it had certainly been killed before it was put into the pot, but it is conjectured that the hot water had such an effect on it as to renew the vital heat, so that it required only one prick of the knife to remind it that it was alive. Such susceptibility of reanimation is not inherited by the pigs of any country but our own.—American Paper. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) At the sitting of the Court this mornins, Lord DEMIAN gave judg. meat in several CAM. PIINCEi v. SAVO. In this case, which was an action Our an arrest without probablecause, the Court was of opinion that the rule for a new trial ought to be dis charged. THE QUEEN V. THE MAYOR ♦ND CORPORATION OF THE BOROUGH OF POOLE , In this case, which was a rule for a mandamus to compel the Corpo ration of Poole to award the applicant, Mr. Edwards, compensation for having been dismissed from his office of Collector of Customs and Duties of the Harbour of Poole, under the provisions of the Municipal Corpo ration Act, the Court was of opinion that the appointment of Mr. Ed wards being under a local Act, the ease did not come within the provi sions of the sth and 13th William IV., and therefore the rule for the mandamus must be discharged. MG QUEEN V. Tim WARDENS, OVERSEERS, AND INHABITANTS OF ST. SAVIOUR'S, SOUTHWARK. This was a mandamus directed to the defendants, and commanding them to make a rate for the purpose or repairing the parish church, and paying the salaries of the chaplains and schoolmasters. To the man. damus two returns had been made, which the Court were of opinion wcrenot sufficient. Without reference to any funds in the hands of the Churchwardens (which might be made the subject of future enquiry) the Act, 56th Gco. 111., provided that these salaries should be de frayed out of an annual rate, to be assessed upon the inhabitants, and therefore the mandamus was good, and the returns must be quashed. RAWLINS V. DV.SIII.OUGII. Lord DENMAN then gave judgment in this case, which was an action upon a pcflicy of insurance. The Court were of opinion that the rule for a new trial shott'd be granted generally, enlarging it until another case had been tried. CRIMINAL INPORMATION. THE QUEEN N. FLETCHER. In this case a rule for a criminal information had been obtained against the defendant, who is the proprietor of the Chester Chronicle, for an alleged libel on the Rev. Frederick Master, Vicar of Runcorn. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL now appeared to show cause against the rule. He must say that in the course of his experience, which was not now a short one, he had never known such infatuation and such dementation as the case presented, on the part of the Rev. Mr. Master, in bringing these matters before her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench. He would make it appear to a demonstration, that that gentleman, after forfeiting all the rights of morality and religion, had screened his . offence by committing gross perjury, and had induced a most amiable and excellent person, his sister, by his subornation, to commit perjury also. It appeared that Mr. Master had been appointed Vicar of Run. corn in 1816, that he was a married man, but his wife had died in the year 1824, and since then he had remained a widower. There was in his family a girl of the name of Mary Hinde, then of tender age. She continued in his service after the death of his wife, and on December 127, 1836, she was delivered of an illegitimate child, and according to Mr. Master's own showing there was a general rumour that he was the father of the child. The child died immediately upon its birth ; there was an inquest, and in consequence of some marks of violence that AP p-ared about the throat of the child, the Jury found a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against the unfortunate young woman, although 1 there was not the smallest pretence for saying that she was guilty of the crime laid to her charge. She was carried to the house of a constable at Runcorn, and was then removed to Chester Castle-. A bill of indict ment for the murder was preferred against her, but the grand jury ignored the bill, and she returned to her father's house. As early as the 2d January, 1837, on account of the rumours that had been spread, Mr. Master wrote a letter to the Bishop of the diocese, stating that a very painftil occurrence had taken place in his house—the birth of a child by one of his female servants. That the minds of the people be. came inflamed from supposing that he was the father, which he begged to assure his lordship was not the case. That the unfortunate female had he understood, been in the habit of going to a public-house in the neighbourhood, and that men had been discovered lurking about the premises, which the Rev. Mr. Stokes, his assistant, could testify. The letter concluded by requesting, for the sake of himself and his pa rishioners, that the matter would be thoroughly investigated by his Lordship. It would appear, therefore, that as early as the 2d January, it was generally rumoured that Mr. Master was the father, and that on the 20th January in consequence of the recommendation of the Bishop, after some previous inquiry had been made, a suit was in stituted in the Ecclesiastical Court against Mr. Master. On the 27th September witnesses were examined at Chester, who gave the mine evidence in substance as now appeared in their affidavits. On the 29th September the first publication relative to the affair appeared in the Chester Chronicle. He was not aware that that publication was com plained of, for the passage was to the following effect :—" We have learned that rumours are in circulation as to the father of the mur dered child, but for obvious reasons we do not more distinctly allude to them." It was evident from the letter of Mr. Master to the Bishop that these rumours were in circulation, and no offence therefore could have been taken at such a statement. The article proceeded to state that the Chester Consistorial Court had sat the previous day, and among other business was that of Johnston and others a. Master, which they thought had been abandoned—that the Reverend Gentleman's congregation had dwindled down to a very small number, there being only eleven souls the previous Sunday while the Dissenting chapels were crowded. The article went on to state that if such a charge had been brought against a dissenting clergyman, he would have been removed at once until the case had been inquired into, and regretted that such was not the practice in the Established Church. That regret lie (the Attorney-General) would observe had been ex pressed by the heads of the Established Church themselves. Mr. Mas ter wrote a letter to the editor immediately after the appearance of that article denying in strong terms the charge, which•he designated as one of the most foul conspiracies ever framed against the peace and happi ness of an innocent man, and expressing his surprisethat the press should have been prostituted to giving currency to such a rumour. On the fish of October the other publication complained of appeared. The editor therein denied that ho had made any attack upon the Reve. rend Mr. Master, but that he had repeated what was stated at the trial, that the girl Hinde had confessed to a friend that Mr. Master was the father of the child. It further observed that when such a c harge was pending (for no judgment had th en been given) the Rev. Gentleman should have ceased to perform his spiritual dnties. He would now refer their Lordships to the affidavits on which the rule had been obtained; and he had no doubt that he should be able to prove to their satisfaction that Mr. Master was a most guilty man. The learned gentleman then referred to the affidavit of Mr. Master, who after stating the circumstances already detailed, deposed that he was at Liverpool at the time the girl was confined, and denying in the most positive terms that he was the father of the child, or ever had any in tercourse with the girl. The Learned Gentleman then alluded to the other affidavits which had been filed at the time the rule was moved for, the objects of which were to vindicate the character of the Rev. Mr. Master, and to attach suspicion of the paternity to George John ston, who was one of the promoters of the suit in the Ecclesiastical Court. The Learned Counsel dwelt particularly upon the affidavit of Miss Master, with whom the girl Hinde had always slept. Miss Master deposed that Mary Ilinde had been of late in the habit of absenting herself from the house, and that she sus pected her of intoxication, and after alluding to the circumstances connected with the birth of the child, concluded by asserting her entire belief and conviction of the innocence of her brother. With respect to the affidavit of th e poor g i rl, anything more touching he had never heard. It would appear not only on the affidavits, but on all the probabilities of the case, that she was seduced by her master who ought to have been her protector—that she had previously borne an irreproachable character, and that Mr. Masters was now snaking the attack upon her by stating in his affidavits what was untrue merely to exculpate himself and escape the punishment which he deserved. It was a curious fact, that his present attorney was the one who conducted the prosecution against the unfortunate girl for murder. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to read her affidavit, which was of very great length. It stated that she was 25 years of age, and that up to the year 1825 she resided with her father close to the vicarage house; that from 1820 to 1825, she attended the national school, and was frequently , employed by Mrs. Master in needletvork.; that about July, 1824, Mrs. Master died, and that when bible Master came to reside at the vicarage, deponent went there as her waiting.maid and lived in that capacity until Christmas 1830, during which time she slept itt the tame bed with Miss Master, It did not appear, however, that any cortipleint was made against the girl during the whole of the time she slept with Mist Master., In whose bed she was Wl:?ri delivered of this child. The a,te'eel. , Went 011 tV 'tete that Mr. Masters contintlt'd a widower; that the deponebt in consequence 0t 4 145 dite 4 itiori, Wits in the habit of taking toast and water into his bed-room, where she ?reejtMlitlf Washed his fed; Ithat aboet rev years ago, or early in 1834, Mr. Master fleet Deplete to 'lee and teke liberties with her, and on one occasion threw her on the bed and endeavotired to sexual intercourse with her, and that on several occasions he solicited her for that pdrpreee, bid that the resisted all his endeavours and imp'ortimities, until one evening in the fitettimn of 1834 ; When deponent, having as tistfal taken warm water into his bed room, he sCletel her by the Waist, threw het Upon the bed, and succeeded in acdompiishing his objet, and that he frequoitly acted in a similar Matinee afterwards ; and tilwxy# ,;hawed the greatest affection for her. The affichteit thVie stated that the depo7lent's master having been absent for some time, returned heerrie about Christnltte j and that she then in tc,nded to make her mother acquainted With her sitUation, but that on the following Morning She was seized with the baths of labettr, whilst in Miss Master's bed, and Wei shortly afterwards clehreted art chi!de that Mie. Masters afterwards asked whose child it was, and deponent said fir inaster'et Gil Which Miss Master said, "God futglie you both." Pep tut went on to state that ells told Mr, Miles and Mrs. Mlles that her mattet was the father of the child ; affil, that when her moth & made the sense enquiry, before she had time to reply, Margaret Johnston said " her master." Deponent stated, that she did not see Mr. Master again until the Sunday following the Ist January, about five or six o'clock in the evening ; that there was no other person in the room at the - time; that he took her hand and said he was sorry to sec her lying ill, on which she burst into tears ; that he then said that if she had told him he would have taken her away somewhere ; that she would not be rent abroad, but remain In Chester gaol for a short time, when all would be right again, and that if she wasted for anything she was to send to him for it. That in the course of the same evening Miss Master came to her room and said, " now my brother has confirmed it," meaning, as deponent believed, that he had admitted that he was the father of the child. The deponent stated that on the oth January she was removed to the house of the constable at Runcorn, where she re mained until the 30th ; that during tide time Mr. Robinson Fostdcetine to her, and asked if the child was the vicar's, Stating that if it was not he did not want to know whose child it was, and that there were many persons who would be glad to lay it on him ; that the question was put in a variety of forms, and that she made no reply thereto. lie then asked if she acquitted the vicar, and she replied, after some hesitation, " acquit him." He then said, " But is he innocent ?" and she replied, " Oh, let him be innocent." He again asked if it was the vicar's child, and after being wearied by his importunity, she at length said ".No." He then said he was glad to hear her say so, and that the vicar would be glad also. The deponent then stated that on the 22d January, John Johnson came to her, and pressed her very much with questions, and that after his departure she wrote a letter to Miss blaster, (which was handed up to their Lordships). The letter (the Attorney- General said) was written spontaneously by the unfortunate girl, but was intercepted on its passage, and no one after perusing it could enter tain the slightest doubt as to the truth of her whole story. It stated the perplexity into which she had been thrown by the attempt which had been made upon her to make her swear that the child either was or was not her master's, but that she could not do the latter, when she slid not know another mature in the world. After stating in the most pathetic terms, the distress of her mind, the writer concluded by saying, " 0 that I could see you ; what would I not give, that I might open my mind to you, which I cannot do to any one elite ?" The deponent sail, that on the Wednesday Mr. Johnson came to her again, when she seed that the child was the Vicar's and that it was of no use denying it. That on the 30th she was removed to Chester Castle, where she made a de claration, which was now in the same state as it was at that time. That agreed with the substance of the affidavit which she had made with respect to her interview with Mr. Master, and her having been seduced by him. She then went on to give an account of her interview with Foster, and of the letter which she wrote to Miss Master, which exactly tallied with her former statement. The declaration that the child was the Vicar's was made in Chester Castle, where she was con fined on charge of murder, and before the trial. She then - states that while confined there, Mr. Walker called on her on the part of the Vicar, and that she made to him the same declaration that was con tained in her affidavit. The Grand Jury having finally thrown out the bills against her, she state. that she was discharged from Chester Castle, and had been living with her father ever since. She states that after the letter was intercepted, she saw that any further attempt at concealment was useless, and that she has always since that main tained that the Vicar was the father of the child—that Foster was very intimate with Mr. Masters, and that she believes he was sent to her with a view to obtain from her some declaration that would be favourable to him. Deponent then proceeds to notice the statements contained in the affidavit of John Ward, the greater part of which she flatly contra. diets, and further says that on his asking her if she wished to have the child buried in the same grave with her mother, her reply was that if her tomb was to be disturbed for the interment she would not hear of it, Ward then asked her who was the father of the child, and she distinctly stated to him that it was the Vicar. With respect to the statements made by Miss Master, she says it is not true that she was ever accused of being in liquor while living in her house, and that she was never absent from it without leave. Neither was it true, as stated in the joint sillidavits of Mr. and Miss Master, that she had made frequent applications to go home, in consequence of the delicate state of her health , and she says that she made no application of the sort until the day before her delivery. She then proceeds to notice the affi. davit of Hannah Reid, and positively swears, in reference to the statements made by her with respect to James Askby and George Johnston, "That she never had sexual intercourse with either of these persons, or with any other person whatsoever, with the exception of Frederick Masters." She states, that when interrogated in the Con sistorial Court, she made answer to the same effect, and that, in making this affidavit, she is actuated by no hostile feeling against said Master, but that she makes it solely because required so to do. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to quote some passages from the affidavits of Mr. Miles, the surgeon, at Runcorn, so frequently referred to above, and of his wife, a lady, who he stated had been on habits of the greatest intimacy at the Vicarage, and who could not be sus. pected of anything like a hostile feeling towards the family. He would first call their attention to the affidavit of Mrs. Miles. That lady states that on the morning after the delivery she went to the vicar age, and was informed by Miss Master of what had occurred. The statement made by that lady to Mrs. Miles with respect to the facts of the delivery, agreed in almost every particular with the affidavit of I Mary Hinde herself. In reply to the question put to her by Miss Mas ter and subsequently by deponent as to who was the father of the child, her reply was, that "it was the Vicar's, and no one's else." Deponent had several interviews with her after, in all of which she persevered in that statement. elm. Miles then proceeded to state that, on Thursday, the 29th of September, she went from Runcorn to Liverpool to bring back the Vicar, which she did on pretence of his sis ter's illness. He was not informed of what had happened during his absence until his arrival at the house of deponent's 'husband. He asked deponent and her husband to accompany him to the vicarage, and on their way there Mr. Miles observed "that the charge was a very serious one, and that he (the Vicar) must be aware whether it was true or not." His reply Wag, that "he had good reason to suppose that he was not the father of the child, inasmuch as he had nochildren by hit late wife." On arrivingat the vicarage gate, he said that" the girl had been much about his person, that he had a great affection for her, and that he had entertained serious notions of marrying her." Deponent remarked that it would have been much better that he had done so, than to have brought himself and her into such a position as they were then placed in. On entering the house, Miss Master met them in a state of great excitement and agitation, and Mr. Master begged of the deponent to bring her up stairs. Deponent on this entreated of him if he were innocent to relieve his sister's mind at once by saying so. His reply was, " I have told Miles," and he again beggeu of deponent to bring his sister up stairs, which she accordingly did. On going up Miss Master asked her what she thought of her bro ther's conduct, and her answer was, that " she believed him guilty." On the following day deponent saw the vicar alone. He asked her what she thought he ought to do. She said she thought he ought to tee Mary Hinds in the presence of two or more persons, in order to obtain from her a declaration as to who was the tether of the child. He said that lie would prefer seeing her alone. Deponent re marked that if he did so the suspicion of his guilt would be at oncecon firmed. He offered to see her in deponent's presence alone, which she declined. He then promised her that he would make no at tempt to see her, unless it was in the presence of third parties. Notwithstanding this promise, Margaret Johnstone informed her on the following day that the Vicar had been with Mary Hinde. Deponent went to her, and asked her what Mr. Master had been saying to her. She told her that " he had expressed hie regret at finding her there, and that if he had known she was in that state he would have made arrangements to have it take place else where." Deponent then informed Miss Masters of her brother's conduct. and told him that as he had persisted in seeing the girl aloue, and as he had thereby tacitly acknowledged his guilt, she would at once withdraw from his house. Miss Master entreated her in the most feeling manner not to leave her, anti she at length yielded on condition that she should not be asked to hold any conversation or give an interview to her brother. There was then the affidavit of Mr. Miles, who deposed that he had carefully read over the affidavit, sworn by his wife, every word of which was correct and true; he also added, that he had spoken to Mary Hinde respecting the matter, anti she positively declared that the Vicar was the father of the child. He had then the affidavit of Harding the constable, who had the unfortunate young woman in custody, who deposed that it was the popular opinion in the county that the Vicar was guilty long before the publication of the alledged ' libels. He had then the affidavit of Mary Galley, which was one of much importance, inasmuch as it proved the genuineness of the letter, which had been read to the Court ; she said that Mary Hinde one day asked for pen and ink, and alter writing requested her to send the note to Miss Master. It got into her uncle's (Harding's) hands, who, finding that it contained an inelosure, retained it in his possession ; she was also present when Foster desired an interview with Mary Hinde. He requested her ab. sence ; but on going out she left the door open, and she overheard what passed. She deposed that Foster asked if one was the father, and if another was the father, and pressed her very hard to say that the vicar was not, when she refused to answer. He had then the affidavits of Messrs. Donald and Johnson, the promoters of the suit in the Er elesiasitical Court, wipe, deposed that they bore no ill-will to the vicar, but were acting in justice to good morals, and the well-being of the parish presided over by the plaintiff. He had also one from Mr. Walker, who acted as solicitor in the defence of the young woman, and who deposed that she had always stated the same story without any variation. Ile had also many other affidavits, but he must request his Learned Friend, Mr. Jarvis, to bring them under the notice of their Lordships, for he was totally exhausted. Upon the state of facts which was now before the Court, he would ask, even if Mr. Master:was innocent, had he any right to appear in that Court ? There was a suit depending, which must settle the whole matter. Hail he then any right to come and ask their Lordship; to say whether he was guilty or not upon affidavits ? But in what a position did he stand ; he must know himself guilty, yet he gets his unfortunate sister, Miss Master, to depose to statements which are, Olson the testimony of three or four respectable witnesses, proved to be without foundation. Upon the facts, as they were then before the Court—upon the affidavits which were brought before their Lordships' notice, he fully anticipated that Mr. Master must leave the Court with disgrace--a Court to which lie had no right ever to have had recourse. JARV - I3 was following on the same side when our Reporter left. BAIL COURT--1-(-TITIg--DAY.) M LNDA MUS. Sir WILLIAM Fourr - r moved foraruleto show cause why a mandamus should not be granted against the Town Council of the borough of Dart mouth, to compel them to pay Mr. Joseph Priddox, late Town Clerk, the arrears of annuity of 136/. 14s. awarded to him by the Lords of the Treasury, as compensation for the loss of his office, and to secure said annuity to him by bond. It appeared from the affidavit of Mr. Priddox, that, on the appointment of a new Town Clerk in leis pl a ce, under the provisi ons o f t h e Municipal Re f orm Act, he sent do his claim for compensation, but instead of the sum which he de. mended (5,0001), the Town Council granted him only five hundred pounds. He appealed to the Lords of the Tressury, who made an award in his favour for an annuity to the amount above stated, but the Town Council had refused to comply with the Treasury Minute, and had memorialised the Board to review it. Now he (Sir W. Follett) apprehended that it was not in the power of the Treasury, having once made the award, to review it. Mr. Justice PATTESON, on referring to the Act, said that he was not quite sure whether, under the construction which he took of it, the Lords of the Treasury had not such a power. Sir WILLIAM FOLLETT said that if his Lordship entertained any doubt on the matter he would postpone the application to next term CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) it/VMARY DESCRIPTIV 7 . OF TUE VARIOUS OFFENCES :vitRALLY STAND CRARGICD. Tile pitlaurgand stt Murder Burglary 2 Housebreaking 1 Horse-stealing Manslaughter Bigamy Misdemeanour Larcenies Cuttit:: and maiming 1 Highway Robbery ........„, Sheep. stealing Embezzlement 6 Stealing in a dwelling-home above the value of 51 a Stealing from the person l o b;:pry by Servants Uttering: yid having Counterfeit Coin in ix ;;;svasion Tot . 1 l5l London pthoners Middlesex ditto E3ACX ditto Kent ditto Surrey ditto 110 IR 18-150 STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S GAOL OF NEWGATE. MADE UT 'I: . SATURDAY EN P,NING. Males. Forealee. Prisoners under sentence of death Prisoners under sentence of transportatiPn for life 0 1 Ditto, sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, having been convicted of felony, &c Ditto, for trial at the present Session); ... l2 28 Ditto, whose judgments are respited ...... ...... 2 Ditto, committed by order of the Court of fj„ eo :,' Bench 1 0 0 131 22 Total • 160 OLD COURT. These Sessioll4 reopened this morning before the Right lion. the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Alderman Sir C. Marshall, Altiefm 3 n Johnson, the Sheriffs, and the usual civic authorities. The Grand Jury having been impanelled, The IleconnEe delivered his charge. The number of prisoners for trial was not very large, nor were the offences such as required any re marks from him. There were, however, two cases of murder, which would demand their most serious attention. In one case three persona were charged with the crime of wilful murder—one, as accessory before the fact, in exciting and inducing the other two prisoners to commit the crime, not being himself present at the time. Of the other prisoners, one was charged with actually committing the crime, and the other with aiding and abetting in the commission of the seine. The effect, to all the prisoners would be the same, but In pint of law it was necessary to shape the charges! thus. The case: was one arising out of those tumults (happily not very frequent in this country) among the lower orders of the .Irish, in which after the parties had separated some of them returned and renewed the quarrel, that ultimately led to the death of a person who had not taken any active part in the riot. The other charge of murder was against the captain of a vessel, for having, when off Calabar, caused the death of one of his crew by immoderate flogging. The Grand Jury would probably find in this case some of the witnesses making admissions that the testi mony they had previously given before the magistrates was far more fa vourable to the prisoner than that which they now would furnish. One of the witnesses would give evidence very much opposed to tide testimony of the other witnesses, he would state that deceased, who was steward, immediately before the infliction of the punishment, which camel his death, had violently assaulted the prisoner; this would or course throw some light upon the conduct of the prisoner, and might, at another stage of the proceedings operate consi rably to his benefit. Still, the Learned Recorder said, he felt it his duty to tell the Grand Jury it would be proper for them, seeing the important nature of the charge, and the difficulties with which it was surrounded, to send the case for trialbefore the higher tribunal on the charge of murder. In both of these cases of murder, the witnesses were so numerous, and their depositions so velurainous, that the Grand Jury would be attended by an officer of the Court, with the depositions, who would be able materially to assist the Jury in eliciting the real facts of the case. The Learned Recorder concluded by cautioning the Grand Jury against too quickly dismissing an in dictment because the first few witnesses examined did not substantiate the charge. The calendar contains the names of about 150 prisoners, a number which will doubtless be increased to 200 before. the Grand Jury have concluded their labours. Among the charges are, besides the two cases of murder, one of cutting and wounding, one of h.Lsebreaking, three of burglary, one of bigamy, upwards of ninety of larceny, two of stealing from the dwelling-house, one of manslaughter, two of Oisdemeanour , eight of coining, &c„ two of horse stealing, two of sheep steal:Jig, six of embeseement. BOW-STREET.---(THIS DAY.) E. Shepherd, a cabman, was charged with wantonly and cruelly beat , ing a horse, and James Mitchell, his companion, with assaulting the officer in tl,e execution of his duty. Mrs. Priscilla Gilbert, of Cranbourne.street, Leicester.equare, stated that about one o'clock yesterday she was passing down Crown.street , Soho, when she saw the prisoner put down a fare. He was drunk at the time, and without any necessity proceeded to flog the horse in the most shameful manner. As soon as she had satisfied herself that he did not require the poor animal to advance, but kept him back for the pur pose of indulging in brutal cruelty, she went to him to remonstrate, at the horse was already nearly exhausted, and instead of desisting he per • severed in his cruelty, and told her he would do the same to any woman who dared to disobey his orders, at the same time applying to her the most abominable epithets for her interference- Seeing she could meet with nothing but abuse, she instantly procured an officer as?d related the circumstance to him. Garner, a constable of the F division, proved that when he :eine U P the prisoner had alighted from his seat, and when he attempt..d to take him Into custody, Mitchell, who was standing by, tried to resCtle him, and assaulted him in the execution of his duty. Mr. Mallard, a County magistrate, complimented Mrs. Gilbert for the praiseworthy manner she had interfered to rescue a dumb animal frorn unnecessary and wanton cruelty. In answer to the charge Shepherd said the horse was in the habit er backing, and he feared he would have gone through some shop windoe c Mr. Mallard ordered him to pay a fine of 10s., and his companion • fine of 20s. for the assault, or go to prison for one month. MARKETS.--:(THIS DIY.) .2. CORN EXCHANGE. The report of arrivals last week was very scanty of both Grain areal _ Flour, its the ice prevented the vessels getting up to their moorings i" the river. This morning a thaw has taken place, but the navigation_ being still impeded, no business has been transacted. The top price of flour is maintained at 555., and some business is doing among necesii" sous bakers at proportionate terms. FRICE3 ON BOARD OF MIT. Wheat, Red (old) s2s. tills Beans, Small (new) 36s 35 4- - White (old) 56e. 655. - Red (1837) 42s. 465. 'rick (new) .211s 31h --------nne 48s. 525. .------Superfine 54.5. 57s Harrow (new) '32s. 34f. - White (1837) 445. 535. - Fine s4s. b7s. thank 325.36'. _.....- Superfine 585. 635. Oats, Feed ...,, -.s. -Foreign free 50s. 688. Rye 30s. 345. Poland ---z.- -A, Barley 22a. 255. New 205.24'. - Grinding 255. 275. - Potatoe 238.30!. - Malting 30s. 345. Malt 465. 545. Scotch 245. 2 7 ', Fine New.. 5Gs. 60s. - Irish 175. Pease, Grey, New 30s. 31s. Flour Town (per sack) 5011.52 1 . Maple New "128 P3s. - seconds 45'.4 84 ---- White 1.55. 355. - North Country 423.44 4 ---- Boilers 375. 38s. Bran ls S` ' SMITH F I E L D CATTLE MARKET. There was a very fair supply to-day.! IA little higher prices were obtained for Beef, which sold briskly. There were a large number of long woolled Sheep at market, but not many Downs and half-bre d Mutton sold rather higher. Veal sold well. Pigs were dearer, and 1 0 better demand, both for English and Irish-nearly all were sold by the close of the market. PRICES riot STONE OF BLS. Te SINK THE OFFALS. S. it. to s. d. s. fl. to s. if , Inferior Beasts 2 2 2 4 Inferior Sheep a • 3 1 ', Second quality ditto 6 3 0 Second quality ditto 3 4 3 '" Prime large Oxen 3 4 8 t'S Coarse.woolled ditto 3lO 4 0 Prime Scots. &c. Large coarse Calves 4 8 5 4 L aige H ogs 3 2 4• Prime small ditto ... Slckling Calves ,eae11'...17 5 25 • Quarter old Pig toad., 12 r SO 4 SUPPLY A 7 MARKET. Feasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs 2,917 26 , 900 130 bBO NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. a. d. to s. d s. d. to 5 ' l ,; ilea, inferior 2lO 3 • M u tt on, inferior 3 4 3 " - middling ...... ~.... ft - 2 3 4 -..--.--....lMiddling n• 0 11 - prime large ---- prime 3II 4 - prime small 3 8 310 Pork, large 3 2 A 4 Veal BILLINSGATE MARKET. Fish of all kinds very scarce and dear. To-day trade rather brisker price mueh as on Saturday. PROVISION MARKET. The change in the weather has caused business in this market to be very languid. Today nothing was done of any importance, and prices of every description remained unaltered. TALLOW MARKET. P.Y.C. to-day is merely nominal; the quotation is 48s. Pd. to 490. e but the price is uncertain. COLONIAL MARKETS. There is a fair business advertised for the week, principally S6ices and Cotton, with some sales of Mauritius, one of 4,000 bags, and some Bengal. But little Coffee. The Spice sale commenced to-day at noon in Mincing lane, and consisted of about 1,200 bales of different kinds of Cinnamon, besides chests and boxes. There were also some small sales of Mace, Nutmegs, Cloves, and Pepper. There were not man,' orders for Cinnamon In town, and the sale progressed rather heavily ; and when we left prices presented no very obvious variation from those of the previous market prices. There was also a small parcel of Singapore Coffee, but it is no criterion to the market. If this change in the weather continue we might ex pect a considerable improvement in business, as dealers must be in short stock. The state of the market generally is much the same as reported last week. Where Canadian produce sells it fetches much the same prices as previous to the revolt. They are flrm, but not higher. Saltpetre is now comitig into the market rather largely. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. MANCHESTER CORN MARKET, JAN. 9/, In consequence of the partial thaw which took place on Monday and Tuesday, Wheat and Flour might have been bought on rather lover terms ; but since the latter day, when the frost again set in with muds severity, the market has been in the same state as last reported. Wheat on the spot has brought fully our last quotations, but the transactions in that article and Flour have not been extensive, and the advance has been paid with much reluctance, and by needy purchasers only. For Oate there has been but a dull sale, with a moderate retail demand for Oat meal. Shelling has been in request for Yorkshire, but the quantitY here is very trifling. Some enquiry for feeding Barley. Beans, Malt, and Peas without variation in value. There was little or no alteration in either the Liverpool or Wakefield markets yesterday, and at our Ex change to-day the same remark applies, business being confined altoge. ther to the supply of present necessities, at the prices above quoted. DERBY, JAN. 26. We had a good show of samples at our Corn Market to.day. s ale very heavy. Best Wheat, 575. to 61& ; Fine Barley, 316. to 335.; Oato. 21.. to 265. ; New Beans, 325. to 363.; Old ditto, 40e. to 432. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE CORN MARKET.—Jan. 27. Our farmers brought a good supply of Wheat to this day's market, but we had no coasting arrivals, and the whole was taken off at similar prices to last Saturday. There are few samples of South Country Bar ley offering, and prices remain without alteration. Oats were in large supply, and in fair demand, at last week's rates. Malt still meets a slow sale, at our quotations. In Rye or Beans we can note little change ; but for New White Boiling Pease there is some inquiry. For Flour WQ have a fair sale, at late prices. New. Old. Wheat, Northumtserland - Norfolk and Sutlolk... .......... .. 545. SO. Berwick and Scotch fo3s. —5...,... —s Ms. Foreign Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk Foreign Barley, Malting, Norlblk and Stinlk 3os. 34s ...... —5. --s. ..,N Grinding and Feeding 23s. 245. Malt, Norfolk and Sutlidk Us 57s —6. —.F. ..c Beans, Small —s. —5....... 35, 3(s. .4 Pease, White 164. Ps. . ... --s. --s. Gray 30s 321 Oats, Northumberland, l'otatoe 2ls. 2ts —s. — a. ----- ---- --- Feed Foreign Flour (per sack) —s... 41s. 455.